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In psychology, motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behaviour (Geen, 1995). Motivation is a temporal and dynamic state that should not be confused with personality or emotion. Motivation is having the desire and willingness to do something. A motivated person can be reaching for a long-term goal such as becoming a professional writer or a more short-term goal like learning how to spell a particular word. Personality invariably refers to more or less permanent characteristics of an individual's state of being (e.g., shy, extrovert, conscientious). As opposed to motivation, emotion refers to temporal states that do not immediately link to behaviour (e.g., anger, grief, happiness).

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Author:   Liam A Chiang
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9781600215964

ISBN 10:   1600215963
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Expert Commentary: The Conceptualisation of the Stages of Physical Activity Change Among People with Physical Disabilities; Detection, Selection, Perfection: An Opinion Paper; Relationships of Sport and Exercise Involvement with Goal Orientations, Perceived Competence and Intrinsic Motivation in Physical Education Classes; What Role does Psychological Need Satisfaction Play in Motivating Exercise Participation?; Psychology of Motivational Structure of Early Adolescents' Physical Activity Behaviour; Education through the Physical: The Effectiveness of Teaching Life Skills Program in Physical Education; Matching Law and Basketball: Choice Behaviour Expressed in Elite Sport Competition: Predicting Shot Selection and Game Outcomes in College Basketball; Coaching, Parenting, and Cohesion in Ice Hockey; Pedometers and Motivation: Fostering Exercise Motivation and Promoting Physical Activity through a Physical Education Pedometer Program; Psychobiosocial States in Physical Education: Dispositional Goal Orientations, Motivational Climate, and Psychobiosocial States in Physical Education; Index.

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